DC Health Link

DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
Agency overview
Formed2012
JurisdictionHealth insurance marketplace for the District of Columbia
Agency executive
  • Mila Kofman, Executive director
Websitedchealthlink.com

DC Health Link is the health insurance marketplace for the District of Columbia, in the United States, created pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. DC Health Link is administered by the District's Health Benefit Exchange Authority.

Overview

As of January 10, 2014, DC Health Link had enrolled 3,646 people in individual or family insurance plans. The District has had more success than the states' health insurance exchanges in signing up young people. Many members of Congress are enrolled in DC Health Link.

On March 8, 2023, Congress was warned of a breach of DC Health Link data on the Dark Web. The culprits claim to have the information of 170,000 DC Health Link customers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that some of the stolen data had been made available for sale online, and House staff were informed in an internal memo describing the incident as a "significant" data breach that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of individuals.

References

  1. ↑ "State Marketplace Profiles: District of Columbia". Kaiser Family Foundation. October 1, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ Fischer, Ben (January 10, 2014). "Late enrollment surge, Congress bolsters D.C. Health Link figures". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Howell, Tom Jr. (January 26, 2014). "D.C. finding success enrolling key youths in Obamacare". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ O'Keefe, Ed; Sullivan, Sean (December 9, 2013). "What every member of Congress is doing about his/her healthcare, in 1 chart". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bajak, Frank (March 8, 2023). "Congress members warned of significant health data breach". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Mandler, C. (2023-03-08). "Following a "significant" breach, DC Health Link user data is being sold on the dark web". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-04-13.